Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba/vs/apache/dubbo
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba/vs/apache/dubbo.md
Description: spring-cloud-alibaba and dubbo share 7 technologies: com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl, sentinel-transport-simple-http, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

# spring-cloud-alibaba vs dubbo

spring-cloud-alibaba and dubbo share 7 technologies: com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl, sentinel-transport-simple-http, and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. Both are written in Java.

- [alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba): Spring Cloud Alibaba provides a one-stop solution for application development for the distributed solutions of Alibaba middleware.
- [apache/dubbo](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/dubbo): The java implementation of Apache Dubbo. An RPC and microservice framework.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: com.alibaba.nacos:nacos-client, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl, sentinel-transport-simple-http, org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- Only in spring-cloud-alibaba: druid-spring-boot-4-starter, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-jdbc, Apache, org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-acl, com.alibaba:druid, com.alibaba.csp:sentinel-datasource-zookeeper, spring-cloud-alibaba-dependencies, spring-cloud-alibaba-sentinel-gateway, spring-cloud-config-server, spring-cloud-dependencies, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-discovery, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-sentinel, spring-cloud-starter-gateway-server-webflux, mybatis-spring-boot-starter, log4j-core, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, sentinel-spring-webflux-adapter, sentinel-web-servlet, spring-cloud-starter-alibaba-nacos-config, spring-cloud-starter-consul-discovery, com.alibaba.csp:sentinel-api-gateway-adapter-common
- Only in dubbo: JAX-RS, curator-recipes, hazelcast, org.springframework:spring-jdbc, org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper, javax.cache:cache-api, dubbo-registry-nacos, dubbo-spring-boot-starter, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-websocket, org.springframework:spring-tx, tomcat-embed-core, tomcat-embed-el, javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, org.springframework.security:spring-security-bom, spring-security-oauth2-authorization-server, spring-security-oauth2-client, compiler, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation, jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api, javax.validation:validation-api, commons-logging, io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom, log4j-slf4j-impl, logback-classic, micrometer-registry-prometheus, micrometer-tracing-bridge-brave, micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-logging, Prometheus, zipkin-reporter-brave, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-observation, io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing, log4j:log4j, OpenTelemetry, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api, org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core, io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-otlp

## Side by side

| | spring-cloud-alibaba | dubbo |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 47,941 lines written, 455 code files | 482,221 lines written, 2,425 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 3, 2026, 1,898 commits, 29,158 stars | Last push November 3, 2026, 8,430 commits, 41,572 stars |
| Tests | 87 test files. 24% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,630 test files. 50.3% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, spring-cloud-alibaba or dubbo?

dubbo, with 482,221 lines written; spring-cloud-alibaba has 47,941.

The proof: [apache/dubbo's code at commit 2d9730c](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/tree/2d9730c6ab4358d94c6e3594fdd2dca0009fe912)

### Which has more GitHub stars, spring-cloud-alibaba or dubbo?

dubbo, with 41,572 stars; spring-cloud-alibaba has 29,158.

The proof: [apache/dubbo on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/dubbo)

### Which has more tests, spring-cloud-alibaba or dubbo?

dubbo, with 1,630 test files; spring-cloud-alibaba has 87.

The proof: [apache/dubbo's code at commit 2d9730c](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/tree/2d9730c6ab4358d94c6e3594fdd2dca0009fe912)

### Which was updated more recently, spring-cloud-alibaba or dubbo?

Both got their last push on November 3, 2026.

The proof: [apache/dubbo's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/dubbo/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, spring-cloud-alibaba or dubbo?

dubbo: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.

## Sources

- alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 858aa8d (https://github.com/alibaba/spring-cloud-alibaba/tree/858aa8d58d2e902770ac4c6f5598808e125e695e)
- apache/dubbo: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 2d9730c (https://github.com/apache/dubbo/tree/2d9730c6ab4358d94c6e3594fdd2dca0009fe912)

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